Episode 131: Meal Planning

In this episode, I’m talking about meal planning and why, despite being a bit boring and unsexy, it’s one of the most powerful things you can do for your nutrition and weight loss goals.

I walk through a couple of different ways to approach it, from having specific meals planned for each day to creating a flexible pool of meals to choose from throughout the week. I also share some practical tips that have helped me personally, like habit stacking meal planning onto something you already do, going digital so you can reuse old meal plans, and focusing on planning the meals you struggle with most instead of trying to perfectly map out every bite.

The big message is that you don’t need a perfect plan, but you do need some kind of plan. Because “winging it” is usually what gets people into trouble.

Time Stamps:
00:00  Why meal planning matters for weight loss and nutrition
02:00  The two best ways to meal plan
03:20  Habit stacking and making meal planning easier
07:50  Why you need to plan for weekends too

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